Building tile



J. L. T'REMPER BUILDING TILE July 9, 1929.

' Filed Sept. 24, 1927 ill) Patented July 9, 1929,

UNITED fifitllES PATENT FFECE.

JAKE L. TEEMPER, OF STREATOR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO SIREATOR DRAIN TILE00., A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BUILDING TILE.

Application filed September 24, 1927. serial No. semis.

This invention relates to improvements in building tile.

One of the ob ects ot my invention is the provision of a tile which isreinforced to prevent breaking. Another :teature of my invention is theprovision of a mortar lock tor the tile.

in *arrying out my invention, it provide tour diagonal reinforcing websat the corners which also term cavities tor mortar locks as will be moreparticularly pointed out hereinafter. In. most tests made on thecrushing strength of hollow tile, the failure was ordinarily caused bysheering oi the outside shells. By the use of my invention, with thereinforcing webs at the corners this sheering is prevented. Heretotore,one objection to the use of face tile has been that after the mortardries and shrinks it falls out and. leaves openings between the ends ofthe tiles. By the use of my invention, small cavities are formed at theends 01? the tile by the diagonal reinforcing ribs to form cells, andwhen the tile are laid some oil the mortar is forced into these cells toact as a key and prevent the inortar from dropping out between the endsof the tile.

Other features and advantages of my invention will appear more fully asI proceed with my specification.

In that term of device embodying the teatures of my invention, Figure 1is a view in perspective and Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation.

The tile has the usual parallel upper and lower side walls 11 and 12 andthe parallel end walls 13 and 14 to form a rectangular tile. Between theside walls 11 and 12 are provided the brace webs 15 and 16. As thus fardescribed, the tile is of well-known construction in more or less commonuse. The brace webs 15 and. 16 divide the space between the end walls 13and I l substantially into equal thirds.

At each corner of the tile there provided a diagonal reinforcing web 17extending the entire length of the tile. These diagonal relnl'orcingwebs 17 preferably extend from a line substantially at the center of theend wall to a point on the side wall close to the 1unction ot' thenearest brace web 15 or 16.

The diagonal reinforcing webs 17, 17 strengthen the tile and preventsheering, crusl'iing or breaking of the tile and especially guardagainst failure of the tile t'roin crushing torces. It will be notedthat the reinforcing webs 17 also leave a small triangular cell 18 ateach corner ot the tile. l/Vhen the tile are laid, some of the mortar isforced into these cells to act as a key and prevent the mortar fromdropping out between the ends of the tile.

While 1 have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, itis to be understood that it is capable of many modifier tions. Changes,therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the in.- vention disclosed in theappended claim, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty in myinvention as broadly possible in view of the prior art.

What I claim is new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: y

A building tile of rectangular form having parallel upper and lowerwalls, sell-sustaining vertical end walls parallel to each other and atright angles to said uppe. and lower walls, two brace webs between thesaid upper and lower walls dividing the space between the said end wallssubstantially into equal thirds, and diagonal reinforcing webs at thecorners, said reinforcing webs extending from substantially the centersoil: the vertical walls to points close to the junction of the sidewalls with the brace webs and providing relatively small cells to serveas mortar locks.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day ofSeptember, 1927.

JAKE L. TREMPER.

